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  Azure DevOps Extension in Azure CLI expands the capabilities of the Azure CLI to interact with Azure DevOps services. It provides commands for managing work items, pipelines, repositories, test plans, and other DevOps resources directly from the command line. Here are the general steps to install the Azure DevOps CLI extension: Prerequisites : 1.        >  Azure CLI: Make sure you have the Azure CLI installed on your machine. You can download it from the official Azure CLI website: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/cli/azure/install-azure-cli Steps to Install Azure DevOps CLI Extension: 1. Open a Command Prompt or Terminal:            Open your command-line interface. This could be a Command Prompt on Windows, a Terminal on macOS/Linux, or Azure Cloud Shell.       2. Install the Azure DevOps Extension:             Run the following command to install the Azure DevOp...

Within ScenarioContext in SpecFlow, there are two distinct ways to share data between steps in a scenario: context injection and current injection. Both approaches accomplish the same goal, but they are implemented differently. ScenarioContext.Current: A static attribute of the ScenarioContext class in SpecFlow is called ScenarioContext.Current. It offers a method for storing and retrieving data from various steps in the same scenario. By putting values in the scenario context during one step and retrieving them in another, you can use ScenarioContext.Current to communicate data between steps. Example: While ScenarioContext.Current is convenient, it has some drawbacks, such as being static and potentially leading to difficulties with running scenarios in parallel . Therefore, w ith SpecFlow 3.0, ScenarioContext.Current is marked obsolete.     Context Injection: Context injection allows you to use the step class's constructor to directly inject the scenario ...

There are multiple ways to achieve it but one of the simplest ways is to use the Dotenv module. Dotenv is a lightweight and zero-dependency module that automatically loads environment variables from a .env file into the process.env object. Handling multiple environments using dotenv involves creating separate .env files for each environment (e.g., dev, testing, staging, production) and dynamically loading the appropriate file based on the current environment. Here's a step-by-step guide to follow:          Step 1: Install dotenv Package (recommended- locally):           npm install dotenv --save          Step 2: Create separate .env files for each environment. For example:         .env.dev for development         .env.test for testing         .env.stage for staging         .env.prod for production   ...

 Clipboardy is a popular Node.js library that provides a cross-platform solution for interacting with the system clipboard. It supports both synchronous and asynchronous operations, and it can be used to copy, paste, and read the clipboard contents. Features of Clipboardy: 1. Cross-platform compatibility: It works on macOS, Windows, Linux, OpenBSD, FreeBSD, Android with Termux, and modern browsers. 2. Synchronous and asynchronous operations: It provides both synchronous and asynchronous methods for clipboard operations, making it suitable for a variety of use cases. 3. Copy, paste, and read operations: It supports copying, pasting, and reading the clipboard contents, making it a versatile tool for interacting with the clipboard. 4. Promise-based API: It is an asynchronous method that returns promises, making it easy to handle asynchronous operations in a clean and concise way. 5. Easy to use: It has a simple and intuitive API that is easy to learn and use. How to Use Clipboardy: To...

  In Playwright, both Locator and ElementHandle are important concepts used for interacting with elements on a web page, but they serve slightly different purposes. Locator : A Locator in Playwright is a way to find and interact with elements on a web page. It represents a selector that can be used to locate one or multiple elements. Once you have a Locator object, you can use it to perform actions like clicking, filling input fields, or getting the text of the element. Locators are typically used in Playwright’s page object model for cleaner and more maintainable tests. When you perform actions using a Locator, Playwright automatically waits for the element to be present in the DOM before interacting with it. This helps in handling asynchronous content loading. Example : ElementHandle : An ElementHandle in Playwright represents a handle to a DOM element on a web page. It is a reference to the actual element and provides methods to interact with the element, such as clicking, typin...

       Winston   Winston is a popular logging library for Node.js applications. It is intended to be simple and adaptable, with support for a variety of transports, formats, and logging levels. As a result, it is a versatile tool for logging application events, failures, and other data.   Here are some of the key features of Winston: ·          >  Multiple transports: Winston can send logs to multiple destinations, such as the console, a file, or a remote server. This allows you to centralize your logs and make them easier to analyze.         >  Flexible formatting: Winston supports a variety of log formats, including JSON, plain text, and custom formats. This allows you to tailor your logs to your specific needs. ·          >  Logging levels: Winston supports multiple logging levels, such as error, warn, info, and debug. This allows you ...

IDEs such as Eclipse, IntelliJ, VS Code, and similar IDEs, are ideal for SDETs but not for POs and BA Amigos who want to contribute. There are a few tools available like  https://cucumber.io/tools/cucumberstudio , etc. that provide Gherkin editors as well as a slew of other useful capabilities, but they are paid. If you are looking for something that is free, simple to use, and accessible to everyone, you can use: https://app.specflow.org/gherkin-editor/ The editor provides example scenarios for you to reference when you initially load the page. You can enter your own content into the text area, and the editor will highlight it. If you wish, you can even change the language via a dropdown menu.